Nationally, over 600 000 voters are registered for Wednesday's polls while some 23 000 already cast their special votes on Tuesday. Over 160 000 voters are expected to cast their votes in Gauteng in Wednesday’s by-elections in the province. The elections are being held in 14 wards in six municipalities in Gauteng. Nationally, over 600 000 voters are registered for Wednesday’s polls while some 23 000 already cast their special […]
People have begun voting in a local election in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa's second-most populous country. Tigray officials holding polls on Wednesday for the 190-seat regional parliament have warned that any intervention by the federal government would amount to a "declaration of war". They have objected to the postponement of the national and regional elections, originally scheduled for August, because […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
